WHEELING – A federal judge has given the defendants in a natural gas royalties case a little more time to fulfill discovery requests after the plaintiffs changed the proposed class four years after filing the original complaint.
RICHMOND, Virginia – In a rare move, a federal judge has certified an oil and gas royalties case as a class action without conducting a hearing about it.
WHEELING – Two Northern Panhandle mineral owners accuse Southwestern Energy of a practice called well bashing, claiming the company has wasted natural resources and cost hundreds of people production royalties.
CLARKSBURG — U.S. Attorney Jarod J. Douglas was recognized during an awards ceremony for his investigations and community service by the Northern District of West Virginia and by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
WHEELING – A case alleging two members of an Ironworkers local who say they haven’t receive all of the pay promised to them has been remanded back to state court.
RICHMOND – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a federal court decision, ruling West Virginia’s law regulating legal advertisements for medications and medical devices is constitutional.
WHEELING – A group of businesses and individuals have filed a federal lawsuit seeking a declaration that Gov. Jim Justice’s “never-ending executive orders mandating restrictions” through the COVID-19 pandemic are unconstitutional.
WHEELING — A Wheeling woman, on behalf of herself and her husband, is suing Carrington Mortgage Services and Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) alleging wrongful foreclosure and illegal trustee sale of their home.
WHEELING – Another lawsuit has been filed involving the son of the Murray Energy founder and his ex-wife regarding their children, claiming the woman coerced their adopted daughter to make false and damaging statements about him.
WHEELING – A federal lawsuit filed by the son of Murray Energy CEO Bob Murray against his ex-wife days before he was accused of having sexual contact with his adopted pre-teen daughter has been dismissed.
WHEELING — A federal court judge granted an order to dismiss a lawsuit against Tug Hill Operating that alleged it breached a covenant with a property owner.
